Obama to take oath in private ceremony

Associated Press

January 19, 2013Updated: January 19, 2013 9:05pm

WASHINGTON — As is tradition when Inauguration Day falls on a Sunday, President Barack Obama will take the oath of office in a private ceremony today at the White House. His second term begins at 11 a.m.

Vice President Joe Biden will be sworn in at the Naval Observatory.

Public festivities Monday — the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday — will include a ceremonial swearing-in on the West Lawn of the Capitol, Obama's inaugural address, the inaugural lunch with congressional leadership and other top government officials, a parade down Pennsylvania Avenue and two official inaugural balls.